Study for a Gaelic Mass (Heavy Structures in a Landscape Setting - After William McCance) Just to lay the references on thicker, the wording across the boat is from Hallaig by Sorley Maclean (Somhairle MacGill-Eain) and reads in English ‘The dead have been seen alive’ (chunnacas na mairbh beò)

sjutton! covid positive [ i feel 100% normal/fine ]

next... @richardmortimer.bsky.social perhaps you've read this? it came out in 2010. while i haven't yet started it, it suggests to me you might like it

[ birds chirping ]

i will be off social media for awhile... may you be with th people you love + who love you back merry christmas to you all happy new year + may 2026 be a better year x

@urbankisses.bsky.social @collettwriter.bsky.social @leabysea.bsky.social @paulaflucas.bsky.social @jonbuscall.bsky.social i will be off social media for awhile... may you be with th people you love + who love you back merry christmas to you all happy new year + may 2026 be a better year x

*spaziergangsaufregung*

“Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.” ― Jean Genet #BOTD excerpt from Un Chant D’Amour (1950) by Jean Genet

Not allowing the plagiarism machine to plagiarise would kill the plagiarism machine

walked inside shop center this morning due to cold weather spotted this 😑

"an infamous australian prison held th unexpected : a record collection ...th most remarkable records bear th hallmarks of th prison itself : [incl] a johnny cash record that’s been defaced to read 'i hate it here.'" ... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/a... jailhouse rock [too easy] 🎶🎵

Why are so many people so eager to outsource their brains? A partial answer can be found in the concept of "Promethean shame", which i just learned about recently. But i'm horrified at how willing so many people seem to be, to just give up this vital part of what makes us human

The Daily Rothno is the flats by railway, coming into Cambridge from the south.

[ art by @roumieu.bsky.social x ]

thefloatingmen.bandcamp.com/merch/tall-s... Join us and other members of the Floatilla for a free listening party to celebrate the digital release of the Tall Shadows Box Set (33 1/3 Anniversary Edition) on Bandcamp. December 28th, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST

a yard of someone's yard

Andy Warhol with Christmas Tree at The Factory (1964) #TheHolidays #mood

Please I’m begging be careful what you repost. Some good tips here. Assume anything online could be AI at this point. (Especially if it’s meant to evoke a strong emotion or reaction. yes this includes cute animal photos/videos).

another old doodle + a couple of song suggestions for you

Seaburn The coast.

today’s affirmation: I am within the acceptable range of deviation. I am a perfectly roasted quail. if I was a car the mechanics would find nothing weird or rodent related in my air filter. I am upright. There are no stones or excess debris in my shoes. I still have all my bones.

From the archive – a snap.

As some of you will know, I've been working on book about punk - part teenage diary, part serious reflections on the times, from the NF to Peter Sutcliffe. Here's a podcast interview about it, which you may like to listen to / like / share / whatever... CC x open.spotify.com/episode/3LpY...

Recent Power Lines Drawings by me Two from Pearl Beach, Michigan, and two from Ypsilanti #136 (Ypsilanti, MI) #138 (Pearl Beach, MI) #139 (Pearl Beach, MI) #140 (Ypsilanti, MI) marcusjmerritt.com/power-lines-...

This morning, we published a beautiful piece by David Lloyd about the loss of his mother, and how local radio soundtracked their relationship. It’s deeply moving and an essential read 💛 www.livpost.co.uk/losing-local...

next... [because th snow + cold continues]

"...walkin' in a winter wonder-when-it-stops..." 🎶🎵

glad sankta lucia till alla som firar

This week's "My Photographic Life" is out on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/jonbusca...

I have a ghost ship living in my heart. And you’re there too.

there are tears + there are other tears... "account from jail, he tears intricate pictures by hand for th family he misses as he awaits trial, th chinese artist gao zhen sends portraits fashioned from paper to his family..." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"...it’s a testament to how spectacular, surreal, gross, beautiful, surprising + funny th ordinary can appear at any moment if th right lens is trained on it. + what else would a profound love for this bizarre + bewildering world look like?" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/a... photos by martin parr

more...

When you feel compelled to do something even though it makes no sense... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Imd...

Self-portrait on the bus home from the Shoes

E X H I T I O N O F O L D R O P E

I added a few itty-bitty algorithm and neuron paintings to my Ko-Fi shop ko-fi.com/1626SLXL3044F

The Old Town earlier today #AlphabetChallenge #WeekWforWindows

-3f/-19c = indoor day a day where i am guaranteed safe from hearing that mariah carey holiday song

22f/-6c outside th elevated back deck is perhaps 160 sqft [not huge] 10+ inches of heavy -- not fluffy, heavy -- snow done!

due to cold, snow : third day in a row walking inside a shop center... holiday music threatening my annual goal to avoid that mariah carey song. so far, so good!

@carolmorleyfilm.bsky.social i am still hoping to see your film tapk some day...

i agree with @richardlittler.bsky.social : "...PROTECT ALL PRE-AI BOOKS/SOURCES..."

David Schmitt She Is A Very Powerful Dreamer

"american icon : property from th collection of joan didion" www.bidsquare.com/auctions/sta... everything seems to have sold well above estimate includes works by patti s, e ruscha + some books about california cc : @collettwriter.bsky.social @urbankisses.bsky.social @leabysea.bsky.social

London 🖖💕

th weather [cold, snow] had me walking inside th nearest climate-controlled shop center rewarded with this out in th parking for @urbankisses.bsky.social @leabysea.bsky.social @collettwriter.bsky.social @jonbuscall.bsky.social + all who see

"th 'race against time' to save music legends' decaying tapes new problems are plaguing old reels, putting decades of history at risk. one man, armed with hair dryers + a love of tinkering, is leading the charge to rescue them..." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a...